The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization
by Lea Pica | Data Storytelling Advocate, Speaker + Educator
Your one-stop-shop for essential data storytelling, data visualization, and presentation skills for data analysts, digital marketers, data science, and data practitioners. With regular original content and luminary guest appearances from Nancy Duarte, Rand Fishkin, Alberto Cairo, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, Jim Sterne, Dustin Mathews, Garr Reynolds, and more. This is the toolset you need to present your insights, inform business decisions, inspire action, and become INDISPENSABLE.
Episodes
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How AI is Changing the Data Communication Landscape with Richie Cotton
This episode is about harnessing the power of storytelling in your presentations and how AI is changing the data communication landscape. You’ll get a special two-in-one episode as our host Lea Pica, and guest, Richie Cotton, interview one another for their respective podcasts! Join them as they...
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Advanced Data Visualizations, Charts, and Graphs with Jon Schwabish
Ever wonder what chart horizons lie beyond the basic bar, pie, or line graph? Jon Schwabish returns to the show to give us a tour of advanced chart options that can work well for business data storytelling and a few exotic graphs that are simply a fascinating and novel way to view data! Jon is an...
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Google Data Studio Dashboard Do’s and Don'ts with Michele Kiss
What makes a stellar Google Data Studio dashboard? Michele Kiss has the answer. She is a recognised digital analytics leader, with expertise across web, mobile, and marketing analytics. She is a Senior Partner at Analytics Demystified, where she works with clients on analysis, training, and...
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Best Audience Engagement Techniques to Boost Boring Business Presentations
This episode showcases another top-secret book snippet where I am sharing my top techniques and secrets for getting a business presentation audience to stay engaged, entertained, and enthused about your analytics and marketing insights. I share the two most important questions I ask myself from…
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Data Literacy vs. Business Literacy with Jason Krantz
Jason Krantz is a LinkedIn data superstar on a mission to help data practitioners kick ass at their jobs using a widely underutilized tool in the analytics field: business literacy and personal growth. >> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES In This Episode, You’ll Learn… What is business literacy and why...
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Kate Strachnyi on the Path from Data Analytics Practitioner to Respected Data Storyteller
Today's guest is the one and only Kate Strachnyi, a meteorically rising star on the LinkedIn data circuit and appointed a LinkedIn Top Voice of Data Science & Analytics in 2018 & 2019. We discover the mission behind her data media company, DATAcated, and her expert advice on how to overcome the...
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The Vital Role of Narrative Arc in Business Data Storytelling
Learn what the narrative arc is and how it can be used to supercharge your data storytelling presentation and impact. >> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES
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Building a Bulletproof Digital Marketing Career Brand with Kenny Soto
Today’s guest is Kenny Soto (the only Kenny Soto that comes up on Google!), who joins us to share how he transitioned from music student to successful freelance digital marketing consultant and brand creator. He discusses the importance of being able to explain data in a way that benefits the...
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How Comedian Dan Fraser uses Funny Business to Make Business Presentations Engaging
Dan Fraser is a presentation maven. He takes hard lessons from over 20 years of building and delivering dynamic presentations in government and the private sector - and hands them to you on a silver platter. Dan uses his experience as a stand-up comedian to help instructors hone their ability to...
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Randy Krum on Why Most Charts Suck and More Deadly Data Viz Sins
Randy Krum, data viz extraordinaire, talks about the tyranny of the visualization default, the differences between data visualizations for discovery and communication, and why we shouldn't always use colors on everything! He also talks about building on templates, the problems with numbers, and…
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Practical and Powerful Data Presentation Principles with Dr. Joe Perez
Dr. Joe Perez is passionate about marrying the art and science of data presentation principles and how to close the gap between wanting to drive business decisions using data and actually doing so by viewing it as an asset to be invested in rather than a cost to be justified. We also touch on…
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Activate Results with the Best Business Dashboards with Steen Rasmussen
Steen Rasmussen is the data and digital analytics evangelist and Senior Partner at IIH Nordic. Steen is passionate about the idea of data activation, and in the episode, we get some insider perspective from him about how you can use this concept in your data dashboards! >> VIEW SHOW NOTES +...
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Ann K. Emery Drops her Top Do's and Don'ts of Dashboard Design
Ann K. Emery is an internationally-acclaimed speaker who equips organizations to get their data out of dusty spreadsheets and into real-world conversations. Each year, she delivers over 100 keynotes, workshops, and webinars with the aim of equipping organizations to visualize data more…
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Ross Simmonds on Radically Optimizing Your Data Story's Value & Impact
Powerhouse digital marketing speaker Ross Simmonds goes on an exploration of the need for clear messaging when presenting complex data, and how to adapt your data story to create the most impact. In This Episode, You’ll Learn… How Ross fell in love with data and created a career through this.…
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Navigating Tricky Data Dashboard Politics with Marco Szeidenleder
Marco Szeidenleder is Here to Help You Get to Grips with Your Data Dashboard! In This Episode, You’ll Learn… Why being able to present data is central to utilizing its power. How Marco and his team help their clients realize their data’s potential. An example of how Pandata irons out data…
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Data Visualization Color Best Practices with Theresa-Marie Rhyne
As data visualization practitioners, we often do not realize just how important color is. In today's inspiring conversation, Theresa-Marie Rhyne, a leading expert in computer-generated visualization, talks about all things color. Theresa-Marie works as a consultant, specializing in applying...
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Steve Wexler on How to Use Data Visualization to Enable Faster, Better Business Decisions
What’s the difference between a dashboard and a data story? Wait, there’s a difference, you ask? Absolutely yes, and Steve Wexler is here to help explain why. Steve is the author of The Big Picture: How to Use Data Visualization to Make Better Decisions—Faster and coauthor of The Big Book of...
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Book Snippet: How to Present Recommendations that Drive Business Decision-Making
I sample a prime piece of content from my upcoming book on how to craft and deliver powerful, influential recommendations that get done using a popular goal-setting framework.Consider this a private mini future audiobook reading! To get exclusive access to book updates, events, and resources…
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A Visual Storytelling Masterclass with Brand Shaman, Shlomi Ron
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Everyone can recall a time when their emotions were moved by a story. On today’s episode, we explore the practice of harnessing the power of visual storytelling in order to educate consumers about brand and product. Our guest today is Shlomi Ron, CEO of the Visual...
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How to Overcome Dashboard Analysis Paralysis with Khrystyna Grynko
As a data practitioner, it can sometimes be difficult to know when to stop analyzing and take action. Khrystyna Grynko shares some of the classic symptoms of analysis paralysis, why it’s important for organizations and practitioners to recognize when they are suffering from it, and how to…
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Andy Cotgreave’s Top Tips for Data Dashboards Done Right
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Dashboards are a powerful data viz tool, but all too often, they are poorly done and not used to the best of their ability. Our guest today, joins us to shed light on what makes dashboards stand out and convey information in an accessible, impactful way. Andy...
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Mastering Your LinkedIn Ads and Speaking Skills with AJ Wilcox
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Present Beyond Measure Show for 2021! Today on the show, we will be having an inspiring conversation about LinkedIn Ads, data visualization, and public speaking with AJ Wilcox. AJ talks about how to get started on LinkedIn…
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The Year in Data: 8 Stunning Data Visualizations that Defined 2020 with Alli Torban
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES FOR DATA VISUALS + RESOURCES This episode is a very special new holiday tradition called “The Year In Data”. I partnered with a fellow data viz renegade and beloved host of the Data Viz Today Podcast! Alli Torban is an Information Design Consultant in Washington, D.C.and a...
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Top Tech Tools for Engaging Audiences with Nidhal Firoze
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Nidhal Firoze is a Digital Analytics Association certified web analyst and associate manager of Digital Analytics and BI at Course5 Intelligence. He was recently recognized by the Analytics India Magazine as one of the top 5 data science mentors in June 2020. He's...
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How Christina Stathopoulos Presented Her Way to Data Analytics Stardom
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Christina Stathopoulos is an Analytical Consultant at Google who uses data and visualization to help her clients drive decisions about marketing, expansion, and more. She holds adjunct faculty positions at two top universities in Madrid, where she teaches analytics...
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How Supermetrics Will Clean Up and Speed Up Your Analytics Work
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Anna Shutko is the Product Marketing Manager at Supermetrics, a technology tool that picks up all the marketing data you need and brings it to your favorite reporting, analytics, or storage platform using “connectors”. Anna helped launch the company's top products,...
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How the Digital Analytics Association is Helping Practitioners Get Back on their Feet in 2020
Marilee Yorchak and the Digital Analytics Association are working tirelessly to support digital practitioners, leaders, and companies hit hard in 2020 with furlough and layoffs this year with a bevy of events, tools, and resources. In this episode, Marilee shares the Herculean efforts she and the...
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Facing Racism in Analytics and Beyond with Mary Owusu + Pierre DeBois
Mary Owusu and Pierre DeBois are celebrated experts and speakers in the digital analytics field. They graciously offered heartbreaking stories of racial oppression and discrimination both in the tech field and their personal lives, helping me unpack and uncomfortably face the dark truth that…
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Mindset Tools to Overcome Adversity with Dominick Quartuccio
Dominick Quartuccio helps corporate individuals, teams, and businesses design a future they can’t wait to live into. He also has a passion for developing highly evolved men to elevate how they show up as leaders, husbands, fathers and champions for women. I don’t know anyone who has worked so...
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Predictive Presentation Design Made Easy with Beautiful.ai
>> VIEW SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES Mitch Grasso is the Founder/CEO of Beautiful.AI - predictive presentation software that will revolutionize how people build beautiful visual documents. I’ve used it personally and after being seriously impressed with its intuitive interface and adherence to...
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3 Tips to Survive Delivering Your Online Presentations
In this episode, I cover three areas of delivering online presentations that you can master and stay visible and sane in the process. It's a sample of my flagship online course on presentation delivery. For the complete data presentation rockstar blueprint, enroll in the Data Presentation +...
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Why You Need to Attend the Women in Analytics Conference in 2020
Rehgan Avon is the founder and CEO of the Women in Analytics Conference, an organization and industry event that increases visibility to women making an impact in the analytics space by providing a platform to lead the conversations around the advancements of analytical research, development, and...
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Narrative Arc: The Missing Tool in Your Data Stories with Brent Dykes
With over 15 years of enterprise analytics experience at monster platforms like Domo, Omniture, and Adobe, Brent Dykes knows a thing or eight about leveraging thoughtfully presented insights to effect organizational change and success. Brent stopped by the show to discuss his new book, Effective...
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Let’s Practice Storytelling with Data with Cole Knaflic’s Book
Today's guest is a woman who has had a formative impact on my journey and whose latest book is my new desktop Bible for data presentation. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic is the CEO and Founder of Storytelling with Data, a company providing workshops and presentations that teach the basics of data...
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Personal Story - On Criticism + Kindness in the Digital Industry
On the cusp of holiday turkey and tree trimming mayhem, I take a pause from Autumn Author Madness to tell a personal story of being criticised by a member of the industry and how it taught me an important lesson on response and kindness. I also express my undying gratitude for your continuing...
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Telling a "DataStory" the Way Your Stakeholders Need with Nancy Duarte
Nancy Duarte is the founder of Duarte, Inc., a global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. It is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley and also the fifth largest female employer in the area. Nancy is a communication expert and as a persuasion...
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The Subtle Ways Your Charts Can Lie With Alberto Cairo
Alberto Cairo is not only a highly revered mind in the data visualization world, he brings a fresh perspective on keeping your charts honest in his brand new book, How Charts Lie.. If you're looking for a way to create and interpret charts accurately and in integrity, this interview is for you....
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Humanizing Your Audience and Customer Engagement with Carlos Gil
It's rare when I encounter someone at a conference that not only nails the presentation, leaving me wanting more, but also drops wisdom I can easily say I will use for the rest of my speaking career. Carlos Gil is an international keynote speaker and award winning digital storyteller with over a...
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Create an "Indistractable" Presentation Audience with Nir Eyal
Today's guest, Nir Eyal, has a zone of genius in customer engagement and spends his days writing, consulting, and teaching about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. As a matter of fact, MIT Technology Review dubbed him the "prophet of habit forming technology." He is an…
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Data Presentation + Storytelling Course Case Study with John Reinesch
The Data Presentation + Storytelling Bootcamponline course is open for enrollment! Cart closes on Aug 22nd at midnight. John is a highly experienced digital marketing strategist and consultant with special expertise in developing SEO campaigns, PPC campaigns, Google analytics, technical website...
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Presenting Split and AB Testing Results with Valerie Kroll
Valerie Kroll is a growing powerhouse in the measure and presenting community and in this show, she brings insight from a very specific and mystical arena of digital marketing, one I have been waiting for years to tackle on this show. What is it, you might ask? How to present split and AB testing...
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Presenting Marketing Measurement Effectiveness with Gary Angel
Gary is a legend in the digital analytics space. More than a thought leader, he is also a guide for thousands of analysts in maturing their business savvy and technical acumen. He is the CEO and Founder of Digital Mortar, a company providing cutting edge measurement and analytics tools for...
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How To Create A Killer Webinar That Closes Customers with Tim Paige
Tim is considered a megastar in the digital marketing and online entrepreneurial space and he has a massive knowledge set when it comes to delivering webinars, especially for the Software as a Service (Saas) industry. In his role as a certified webinar rockstar, Tim has given over 1,000 live...
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3 Critical Questions Analysts Aren’t Asking their Stakeholders with Aaron Maass
Aaron has nearly 20 years of online marketing industry experience, has led web analytics initiatives in senior internet marketing management roles at many big companies, and was elected to the DAA's Board of Directors. In the nineties, he co-founded a website traffic tracking and reporting…
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6 Simple Steps for Giving Powerful Constructive Criticism
Who else shudders when their manager asks to give you some “constructive criticism” about your latest data presentation? Digital practitioners have to give and receive feedback on data presentations and other work every day. But how often do we feel like our hard work has been ripped to shreds?…
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How to Choose Data Visualization Tools and Charts with Kristen Sosulski
Kristen Sosulski is a rare find in the data visualization world with a true blend of deep expertise, impressive teaching skills, and an amazing personality. She is an associate professor at NYU Stern School of Business where she teaches MBA students and executives data visualization, programming,...
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How to Get Paid to Speak with Grant Baldwin of The Speaker Lab
Grant Baldwin is the founder of the Booked and Paid to Speak Training Course where he helps people start and build their own speaking practice. He has given nearly 1,000 live presentations and has spoken to over 400,000 people in 46 different states through leadership conferences, conventions and...
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Presenting Your Way to Thought Leadership with Moe Kiss
Moe Kiss leads the analytics team at The Iconic where she spends her days understanding customer behavior through data and analytics. She is an active organizer in the analytics community and President of The Analytics Association in New South Wales, Australia. She co-hosts a bi-weekly podcast…
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Get Stakeholder Savvy and Win at Your Data Presentations with Kevin Hillstrom
Kevin Hillstrom has nearly thirty years of hands-on analytics experience and a proven track record as an Executive at a ten billion dollar a year retailer. He is President of MineThatData, where he helps Executives at Retail and Online brands understand how their customers interact with...
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Decoding Difficult Stakeholder Speak with the 6 Human Needs Framework
Stakeholder's driving you crazy? You might not be meeting their human needs...Stakeholders and presentation audiences say the darndest things, don't they? You've poured your blood and sweat into presenting your invaluable analytical insights and ideas. But come presentation day, they make…
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About this show
Your one-stop-shop for essential data storytelling, data visualization, and presentation skills for data analysts, digital marketers, data science, and data practitioners. With regular original content and luminary guest appearances from Nancy Duarte, Rand Fishkin, Alberto Cairo, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, Jim Sterne, Dustin Mathews, Garr Reynolds, and more. This is the toolset you need to present your insights, inform business decisions, inspire action, and become INDISPENSABLE.
Hosted by
Lea Pica | Data Storytelling Advocate, Speaker + Educator